Kerala Administrative Service – Preliminary Syllabus

Subscribe to our mailing List to receive Daily Updates and Current Affairs PAPER -I GENERAL STUDIES -I (A) History (India and Kerala) Ancient and Medieval Period Salient features and major landmarks of ancient and medieval India (ii) Art, culture, literature and Architecutre (iii) Major Dynasties, their administrative system, social, religious and economic conditions prominent movements … Read more

Land subsidence, Lateral spread, Soil Piping

Context : Destabilising geological processes, coupled with extreme rainfall events and unscientific farming and construction activities, pose a serious threat to human habitation in the highlands of Kerala, according to scientists. About the Findings A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Science Studies (NCESS) here who carried out an investigation in the wake of … Read more

Article 370, Article 35 A, Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order 2019 and Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

Background The Indian Independence Act, 1947, divided British India, i.e., the territories under the direct administration of the British, into India and Pakistan. The 580-odd princely states that had signed subsidiary alliances with the British had their sovereignty restored to them, and were given the options of remaining independent, joining the Dominion of India, or … Read more